Some facts to be proud upon.... 1.) India never invaded any country in her last 100000 years of history. 2.) Chess was invented in India. 3.) The Place Value System and the Decimal System were developed in India in 100 B.C. 4.)The worlds highest cricket ground is in Chail , Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after leveling a hill top, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above sea level. 5.) The worlds first university was established in ,Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education. 6.) Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the Sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. According to his calculation, the time taken by the Earth to orbit the Sun was 365.258756484 days. 7.) Until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds in the world (Source: Gemological Institute of America) . 8.) Jews and Christians have lived continuously in , India since 200 B.C. and 52 A.D. respectively 9.)Martial Arts were first created in India, and later , spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries. Most Amazing fact..... 10.)last , but the biggest fact.... the world famous diamond KOHINOOR (the sea of light ) belongs to India which was taken away by the British ,is still priceless ,if India gets it back , it will again become the famous golden bird... It is believed ,if it is mortgaged for 1 day ,whole world can have its one time meal for 7 days.........
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 19:09:24 +0000
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